Aortic injury from posterior rib fracture.
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1010-7940/$ — see front matter # 2010 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic S doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.04.016 A 43-year-old female sustained blunt trauma after amotor vehicle collision. Computed tomography (CT) angiogram revealed a displaced left fifth rib fragment impinging on the descending thoracic aorta (Figs. 1 and 2). On hospital day 3, she underwent surgery with excision of the rib fragment and direct aortic repair. She recovered well and was discharged on postoperative day 11.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011